COVID-19 has most high school kids cooped up in the house bored with nothing to do, but at least one student is staying busy thinking about business.
13 Action News Reporter Ross Dimattei introduces us to this month's 13 MVP.
BORED, WITH NOTHING TO DO --BUT AT LEAST ONE STUDENT ISSTAYING BUSY THINKING ABOUTBUSINESS.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR ROSSDIMATTEI - INTRODUCES US TOTHIS MONTH'S 13 MVP -- WHO'SSPENDING HER SUMMER SPREADINGKNOWLEDGE.PKG: SOT: 4:57-:14 EVERYTHINGI'VE LEARNED JUST IN MYFRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOLABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY, IT'SJUST SHOCKING TO KNOW THATOTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THEOPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THISEITHER.SO, I STARTED A CHAPTER WITHTHIS ORGANIZATION SPECIFICALLYTO HELP MORE KIDS BE AWARE OFTHIS IMPORTANT STUFF ALEXELLSWORTH IS NOT YOUR AVERAGEHIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.AS A SOPHOMORE AT WEST CAREER &TECHNICAL ACADEMY -- SHEPEERS WITH BUSINESS ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE SKILLS.SOT: 4:42-4:56 NO MATTER WHATCAREER YOU CHOOSE, YOU'RE GOINGTO NEED TO UNDERSTAND SOME OFTHESE BUSINESS AND FINANCIALLITERACY ASPECTS AND I REALLYDO THINK THAT US BEING ABLE TOTEACH THAT TO THEM IS SUPERIMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHY ISTARTED THE ORGANIZATION.DESPITE THE PANDEMIC -- SHE'SSPREADING A SAVVY WORD.ORGANIZING FREE ONLINE CLASSES-- TO TEACH VALLEY MIDDLESCHOOLERS THE BASICS OFBUSINESS.2:01-:16 A FEW KIDS TOLD METHAT THEY STARTED THEIR OWNBUSINESSES AND A FEW KIDSSTARTED WATCHING YOUTUBETUTORIALS ON PROGRAMMINGBECAUSE THEY WERE INTERESTEDAND I JUST LOVE THAT WHAT WEARE TEACHING THEM IS REALLYTAKING EXTRA INTEREST IN THEKIDS WHEN ELLSWORTH'S NOTOH, AND SHE ANCHORS HER TEAM'SDEFENSE -- AS A STANDOUTCENTERBACK ON THE SOCCER PITCH.SOT: 3:38-:50 I LOVE THAT IT'SA TEAM SPORT BECAUSE I HAVEALL, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE 18, ALL17 OF MY BEST FRIENDS ANDTHEY'RE ALL ON MY TEAM ANDWE'RE JUST PLAYING EVERY GAMETOGETHER.I JUST LOVE THAT ABOUT SOCCER.SHE SAYS ONE DAY -- SHE DREAMSOF BEING A BUSINESS BOSSHERSELF...SOT: :58-1:05 I DEFINITELY WANTTO GET INVOLVED WITH BUSINESSJUST BECAUSE, WHEN I STARTEDELEVATE THE FUTURE, IT REALLYINSPIRED ME TO DO SOMETHINGSIMILAR SOT: 1:18-:27 MAYBEBEING A BUSINESSWOMAN WHEN I'MOLDER, STARTING MY OWN PERSONALBUSINESS.BUT FOR NOW -- SHE'S FOCUSED ONONE THING -- ELEVATING THEFUTURE.:01-:21 TRY TO LET AS MANY KIDSGOING BACK TO SCHOOL, WE CANMAYBE START DOING IN PERSON13ANALEX IS PLANNING TO HOST MOREFREE BUSINESS MEETINGS FORSTUDENTS ONLINEIN THE NEAR FUTURE -- ANDSHE'S HOPING TO HAVE IN-PERSONEVENTS WHEN THE PANDEMIC DIESDOWN.IF YOU'RE INTERESTED INATTENDING OR GETTING INVOLVED-- WE'VE POSTED A LINK TO THEIRWEBSITE AND CONTACT INFORMATIONAT KTNV-DOT-COM."13 M-V-P" IS SPONSORED BY"FINDLAY TOYOTA"AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING RUNSFROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE
We learned the school system has a strict policy on what to do if your child becomes sick at school.
